tussling

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noun

The act of one who tussles; a struggle.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tussle
nountussling (plural tusslings)

plural tusslings

  1. The act of one who tussles; a struggle.

    Yes; and they will have their difficulties, their extensive tusslings in Italian War and otherwise, to make an adjustment of it, and will give Belleisle (at least the Door-keeper will) an immensity of trouble in years coming.

    1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC
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APA

tussling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tussling

MLA

“tussling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tussling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tussling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tussling.

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